| Date |
Category |
Description |
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| 1-16-09 |
Documents |
Expanded the ability to attach multiple documents, located with the option for attaching pictures. |
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| 1-12-09 |
Pedigrees |
Changed the links on Pedigree and Descendant pages to add options of going directly to someone's pedigree or descendant page |
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| 1-11-09 |
Colors |
Just a reminder that you can change the colors of what you see. If yours is like mine and has many links into other people's data, it would be helpful if the color changes when you make that jump, and it may help to give yours your own personal touch! |
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| 1-6-09 |
Connections |
Happy New Year! Added a new page under Account > Find Connections for helping you to locate potential connections (ancestors and descenants) from your branch to other branches online here. |
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| 12-28-08 |
Maps |
Added the Iowa county map |
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| 12-22-08 |
Descendants |
Added option to display place of death on the descendant chart, and improved the options showing and hiding other options |
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| 12-22-08 |
Descendants |
Added option to display email addresses for all researchers connected to people in a descendant tree |
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| 12-10-08 |
Maps |
Added the map for Belgium & Holland provinces |
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| 12-10-08 |
Places |
Working on an improved setup for entering place names - faster, easier, & less prone to error. If you want to help test drive, let me know! |
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| 12-2-08 |
Maps |
Added the Alabama and Mississippi county maps |
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| 11-21-08 |
Places |
Updated the display of places to be a link, which either goes into edit (as it has been), or goes to a new page with more information about the place. |
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| 11-21-08 |
Places |
Added a new page per place, listing people from that place, a map showing the place, and the option of an embedded webpage with more information. Example1 Example2 |
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| 11-11-08 |
Places |
For those of you not in the US, places will now automatically display with "USA" before US all places. So this need not be included in the data entry. |
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| 11-6-08 |
Search Results |
Added an optional choice of displaying the grave location in search results, and sorting by grave location. If helpful, add this under My Account > What I See. |
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| 11-2-08 |
Sources |
Combined the "Add Source" and "Pick Source" buttons, to encourage searching & picking an existing source, rather than adding a new one which may already be there. |
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| 11-2-08 |
Events |
Added event types Occupation, Education, Religion, Retirement, for when one of these has a date or place associated with it |
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| 11-2-08 |
Events |
Added a new notes optional field for each event, for when there is additional parenthetical information beyond the date and place. |
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| 11-1-08 |
Maps |
Added the New York county map |
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| 10-29-08 |
Searching |
Added an option to search by number of children of a person. This can be used to find orphaned records that may need to be deleted. |
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| 10-16-08 |
Maps |
Added the Kentucky county map |
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| 10-9-08 |
Maps |
Added the Illinois county map |
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| 10-7-08 |
Maps |
In addition to "All" and "Mine", added "Others" to filter the data on state and county maps, so you can see the data for everyone but yourself. |
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| 10-6-08 |
Spouses |
When someone has multiple spouses, added to the dropdown list of spouses a > and a color change to indicate the current spouse, and added the number of children with each. |
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| 9-30-08 |
Bug fix |
Corrected a bug which may have caused dates to not be saved when saving records. |
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| 9-29-08 |
Maps |
Added the option for you to change the color choices used when display maps the various state and county maps. Go to Account > My Account > What I See. |
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| 9-27-08 |
Search Results |
Updated the expanding functionality of the search form at the top of the search results page - perhaps working a little more smoothly. |
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| 9-27-08 |
Moderators |
Added the option for you to remove another moderator you added. |
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| 9-21-08 |
Maps |
Added the Texas and Missouri county maps |
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| 9-8-08 |
Maps |
On your account editing page, added the choices of which state or country maps show for your data. |
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| 9-7-08 |
Pictures |
Changed the picture upload to accept only JPG images. The process that creates the thumbnail image has trouble with other types. |
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| 9-7-08 |
Names |
When entering surnames, the routine is changed so that it shows a list of matching names below the field. |
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| 8-24-08 |
Resources |
Added Oklahoma and New Jersey county maps |
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| 8-18-08 |
Events |
On the Browse page, below a person's dates, added an automatic calculation of the person's age at death - provided both the birth and death dates are defined, and don't contain "bef" or "aft", and don't contain a range of years. |
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| 7-12-08 |
Pictures |
Added on the home dashboard a spotlight area picking a random photo and person to display. |
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| 7-11-08 |
Place Entry |
Updated the method of entering place names, with an automatic dropdown list of places to choose from. Click for an instructional video... |
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| 6-29-08 |
Browsing |
On the Browse page, next to children's names, added a + if the child has children. |
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| 6-27-08 |
Maps |
Various updates, including adding a random map related to your data to your dashboard, linking to a larger views, which link into more detail; County maps for Georgia & Ohio |
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| 6-16-08 |
Surnames |
On the surname page, for names that have data in VA, clicking the state breaks it down further by county. Other county maps to be added as time allows. |
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| 6-12-08 |
Place Format |
Added checkbox for questionable/uncertain places, leaving the text to the name of the place itself. |
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| 6-2-08 |
Place Formatting |
Updated the Help information with more about formatting places. |
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| 5-28-08 |
Surnames |
On the surname page, for names that have data in NC,MD,DE, & DC, clicking the state breaks it down further by county. Other county maps to be added as time allows. |
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| 5-27-08 |
Statistics |
On the summary page for a researcher, added USA and UK maps showing their data distribution by place. |
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| 5-10-08 |
Resources |
Added a link to linkpendium.com surname and county pages from surname and county pages here |
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| 5-4-08 |
Surnames |
Added a map showing the distribution of the name in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland |
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| 4-29-08 |
Surnames |
Added a general surname resources page for any surname. Choose "View > Surname Resources", or use the SN/Surname link at the bottom of any person's page. |
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| 4-28-08 |
Search Results |
Added the ability to customize your own view of the search results content - adding, removing, and re-ordering columns |
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| 4-23-08 |
Search Results |
Added a "Not" option to select someone's data not to include -- you can use this to search everyone's but your own. |
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| 4-22-08 |
Statistics |
Moved the graph showing number of visitors to a separate statistics page to improve the load time of the homepage |
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| 4-20-08 |
Discussions |
Changed the behavior of the "Add a note for..." link under discussions. If you are already the moderator, this links to the page for editing the main notes for the person; otherwise, it opens the window for adding entry under "Discussions" |
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| 4-17-08 |
Descendants |
Added more options, including pictures, for what to display on the descendant page |
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| 4-17-08 |
Pedigree |
Added more options, including pictures, for what to display on the pedigree page |
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| 4-13-08 |
Tutorials |
Added a couple online video tutorials demonstrating some of the features of the system. |
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| 3-22-08 |
Chatting |
Enabled online real-time chat between two researchers to enhance communication. |
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| 1-25-08 |
Discussions |
Added an automatic email notification for new discussion posts. |
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| 1-21-08 |
Search |
Added an option to save search criteria for re-use later. |
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| 1-18-08 |
Menu |
Corrected a bug with the main menu not working in Internet Explorer 7. |
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| 1-13-08 |
Styles |
Under Account > My Account are more options for customizing the colors, fonts, and font sizes. Whatever is chosen here is what shows for you and anyone else browsing your data. |
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| 1-10-08 |
Duplicates |
Made some corrections to duplicate check, enabling it to report a few more it didn't before; and corrected the monthly email list to remove some that shouldn't have been there. See your updated list at Account > Find Duplicates. |
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| 1-9-08 |
Notes |
Happy New Year! Under your Account options, added the choice of enabling a WYSIWYG text editor for the notes fields, giving more options for colors, bold, italics, bullets, etc. |
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| 12-31-07 |
Backups |
Added an automatic backup copy when a person is deleted. There is not currently an interface for accessing the backup data. This may be added later, but until then, contact the System Administrator. |
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| 12-29-07 |
Search |
Searching by first name and duplicate checking now match on a few of the most common first name variations, such as Mary/Polly and William/Bill. |
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| 12-10-07 |
Notes |
Separated the main entry page into two tabs, moving the general Notes field and a new second notes field restricted to moderators and subscribers for a person, to a second entry tab. Feedback welcome! |
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| 12-2-07 |
Suggestions |
Added "Remind" button to submitted suggestions, for re-sending email notifications to the record moderator. |
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| 11-18-07 |
Suggestions |
Notifications of suggested updates are now automatically emailed to the moderator of the information. |
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| 11-12-07 |
Pedigree |
Under View > Tree View, added a new page showing a different type of pedigree for the current couple. More description under View > Help. |
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| 11-12-07 |
Menu |
To keep things more balanced, moved "Sources", "Feasibility Checks", "Places" from the "View" menu to "Account" |
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| 11-2-07 |
Feasibility |
Added "Bef Parent Marriage" checkbox. This removes someone from the feasibility check of their birthdate vs. their parents' marriage date. |
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| 10-3-07 |
Links |
In the Links section at the bottom of a family page, added 2 options: RS = Rootsweb Surname page, BK = Google Book search |
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| 9-22-07 |
Statistics |
On a researcher's home page, added a link to another statistics page summarizing numbers of people by birthplace and year. |
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| 9-16-07 |
Search |
Revamped the search options section, and added the option to assign a moderator to multiple records on the search page. |
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| 9-9-07 |
Tips |
Added a random tip section to the home dashboard, to spotlight some features that might be under-utilized. |
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| 9-9-07 |
Statistics |
For those who have contributed records, added to the homepage statistics chart a line showing Google visits to your records. |
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| 9-3-07 |
Events |
Added an "Immigrate" event - for recording the date when someone immigrated, and where the came to. |
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| 9-3-07 |
Display |
Added an account setting (View > Account) where you can decide whether to display surnames in mixed or upper case. This applies to all records that you view -- not related to the preferences of the researcher maintaining the data. On the main viewing page, pedigrees, descendant charts, and others. |
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| 8-30-07 |
Dates |
Added a "Blank Dates" = "Only" choice in the search options at the top of the search results page, helpful for finding and filling in those blanks. |
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| 8-28-07 |
Places |
Added countries and country provinces where applicable to the search options at the bottom of the View > County Map page. |
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| 8-25-07 |
Places |
Added county color coding for Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas |
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| 8-22-07 |
Dates |
Added the ability to enter dates in the form "22 AUG 2007" or "AUG 2007", and made the prefixes "abt", "bef", "aft" accept upper or lower case. |
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| 8-21-07 |
Sources |
Added an option to record a source with each change log entry. |
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| 8-8-07 |
Suggestions |
When submitting suggested changes, added an additional field where you include a message for the moderator about the changes. |
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| 8-4-07 |
Timeline |
On the Browse page for any person or couple, there is now a "Timeline" button on the left. This shows a chronology of all events for the person or couple. More description under View > Help. |
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| 8-3-07 |
Google Maps |
For the pages that have the option of showing information on a Google map, the Map button is now a  button in the upper right. |
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| 8-3-07 |
PDFs |
On several pages, added a PDF  in the upper right which opens the page in a PDF document, which can then be saved offline or emailed to a friend. |
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| 7-16-07 |
Censuses |
Under View > Reports, added an option to search for people living at the time of a census, but for whom a census is not recorded here. More information under View > Help. |
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| 7-6-07 |
Browsing |
An update for the tabs at the bottom of the Browse page - they will now each appear when clicked, rather than only one at a time; and it will remember what you have visible from page to page to page. |
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| 7-4-07 |
Statistics |
For those who have contributed records, added to the homepage a statistics chart showing visitors to your records. A more detailed description is under "Help". |
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| 7-4-07 |
Homepage |
Revised the homepage layout with expanding and collapsing sections, to allow more freedom in seeing what you want. Happy Independence Day! |
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| 7-3-07 |
Places |
When entering place names, there is now a button which will bring up another website gazetteer page with more information about the place. |
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| 6-30-07 |
Importing |
A gedcom import process is setup but currently limited to me as the Administrator until testing is completed. Email me your gedcom and I will put it in for you. |
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| 6-26-07 |
Design |
Help needed: Someone replied to me that the site is "visually and functionally atrocious, confusing, restrictive and gaudy." While I don't agree, I don't have an objective viewpoint. Are there any web designers out there who would be able to contribute ideas for improving the interface? Email me! |
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| 6-5-07 |
Google Maps |
Added Google map view to individual county pages |
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| 6-4-07 |
Counties |
Added link to county page on search results page, when searching by county. Added complete list of county links to "View County Map" page. On county pages, added link to county page at Wikipedia. |
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| 6-1-07 |
Searching |
On the main search page, added an option to browse by last name. Mainly for search engines, so that they will be sure to find all of the people, but anyone can use it. |
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| 5-7-07 |
Google Maps |
On the main browsing page, for each place that has been identified on a map, a pin will show to the left of the place, and will link to the map showing it. |
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| 5-6-07 |
Google Maps |
Enabled Google mapping for France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany |
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| 4-29-07 |
Google Maps |
Enabled Google mapping for all of England, Scotland, and Wales, for places that are identifiable. |
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| 4-26-07 |
Places |
When entering places, a button is added to the right of the field to search on places already entered. |
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| 4-17-07 |
Interface |
Fixed several interface problems in Internet Explorer to get them working as intended. |
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| 4-16-07 |
Google Maps |
I'm starting to add Google map links for cities and towns in England (and eventually other countries). If anyone would like to volunteer for a few counties, let me know and I'll send instructions. Knowledge of England geography is not needed - just the ability to read a map, copy, & paste. |
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| 4-11-07 |
Homepage |
Added a new section to the Home Dashboard page "Recent Changes from Others", so you can keep up-to-date on what others are updating. |
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| 4-10-07 |
Living People |
Added checkbox "Living-Private" which will hide the record for other people or search engines accessing the site, while keeping it visible for you. |
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| 4-9-07 |
Duplicates |
For those of you entering your own family information, I added a semi-automated duplicate check found under Account > Find Duplicates. See the Help for more details. |
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| 4-8-07 |
Google Maps |
Added map integration to pedigree charts, showing where ancestors were from |
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| 4-7-07 |
Google Maps |
Added map integration to descendant charts, showing where descendants migrated |
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| 4-4-07 |
Google Maps |
Added integration from any set of family history search results to plotting on a US map |
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| 3-30-07 |
Email-a-Friend |
Added an "Email a Friend" option for sending information about a family to other researchers |
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| 3-27-07 |
Counties |
Updated the county maps to include Franklin, Warren, Vance, and Granville Counties NC, and Greensville, Sussex, and Southampton Counties VA |
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